Louis goodman



(No Model.)

L. GOODMAN.

JACKET, &c. No. 483,686. 7 Patented Oct 4, 1892.-

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UNITED Srarns PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS GOODMAN, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

JACKET, &,o.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,686, dated October4, 1892.

Application filed February 4:; 1&92. Serial No. 420,281. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.

Be it known that I, LOUIs GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York city, in the county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of whichthe'following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved garment in which the sleeves areso connected with the main or body portion of the garment that thecutting under the arms which is common in tightly-fitting garments isentirely obviated and an easy and comfortable fit obtained, so that thegarment is more convenient to the wearer, while at the same time theconnection of the sleeves with the body of the garment is made strongerand more durabio; and the invention consists of a garment the front andback of which are cut in one piece and provided with tongues projectinginto the armholes, in combination with sleeves, the under sections ofwhich are provided with overlapping extensions that are stitched acrossthe tongue portions of the body, so that a two-ply connection isobtained at the armpits and thereby a nicer and more comfortable fitobtained under the arms.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved garment. Fig. 2 is an inside view of the undensleeve section,showing the same turned inside out, so as to show its connection withthe body of Fig. 3 is an inside view of part of the garment, showing theconnection of the sleeve with the body. Fig. 4C is the pattern fromwhich the body is made, and Fig. 5 is a pattern of the under-sleevesection.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body, 13 the under-sleevesection, and C the upper-sleeve section, of my improved garment. Thebody A is out according to the pattern shown in Fig. 4, in which thefront and back are made of one piece, suitable gores d being cut out atthe sides, so as to fit the garments along the sides of the chest andhips by forming seams along the sides, which extend nearly up to thearmpits. The body is further out with tongues a a, which extend into thearmpits and which are stitched to the upper and under sleeve sections,as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 3. The under-sleeve section is providedat the upper end with an extension I) 1), into which a slit is cut at ornear the center, so that the extension can be drawn over and stitchedover the tongue (I, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, whereby a two-plyconnection of the sleeve with the body of the garment under the armpitsis obtained.

The advantages of my improved garment are, in the first place, that asthere is no seam under the armpit the disagreeable cutting of the sleeveunder the arm, which is common in garments, is entirely obviated and acomfortable and easy fit obtained; secondly, that a garment of greaterstrength and elasticity is obtained, as it gives the heretofore weakestpart of the garment a double strength by the two-ply connection formedby the overlapping of the tongue of the body and the extensionfiaps ofthe under-sleeve section.

My improved cut of garment is especially adapted for office-jackets,smoking-jackets, sporting-jackets, or any other garments in which aneasy and comfortable fit of the sleeves under the arms is especiallydesired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A garment composed of a body the front and back ofwhich are cut in one piece, provided at each armhole withoutwardly-extend ing tongues, to the edges of which are connected,respectively, the upper and lower sleeve portions, the lower sleeveportion being provided with flaps at their upper ends which overlap saidtongues and are secured to the body portion of the garment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses:

LOUIS GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, CHARLES Sonaonnnn.

